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19Th March 1962 HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 63 OFFICIAL REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS Meeting of 19th March 1962 PRESENT: HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR (PRESIDENT) SIR ROBERT BROWN BLACK, GCMG, OBE HIS EXCELLENCY LIEUTENANT-GENERAL REGINALD HACKETT HEWETSON, CB, CBE, DSO COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES THE HONOURABLE CLAUDE BRAMALL BURGESS, CMG, OBE COLONIAL SECRETARY THE HONOURABLE MAURICE HEENAN ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL THE HONOURABLE PATRICK CARDINALL MASON SEDGWICK ACTING SECRETARY FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS THE HONOURABLE JOHN JAMES COWPERTHWAITE, OBE FINANCIAL SECRETARY THE HONOURABLE ALLAN INGLIS DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS DR THE HONOURABLE DAVID JAMES MASTERTON MACKENZIE, CMG, OBE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES THE HONOURABLE KENNETH STRATHMORE KINGHORN DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES THE HONOURABLE PETER DONOHUE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION THE HONOURABLE KWOK CHAN, OBE THE HONOURABLE HUGH DAVID MACEWEN BARTON, MBE THE HONOURABLE DHUN JEHANGIR RUTTONJEE, OBE THE HONOURABLE FUNG PING-FAN, OBE THE HONOURABLE RICHARD CHARLES LEE, OBE THE HONOURABLE KWAN CHO-YIU, OBE THE HONOURABLE KAN YUET-KEUNG, OBE THE HONOURABLE WILLIAM CHARLES GODDARD KNOWLES MR ALASTAIR TREVOR CLARK (Clerk of Councils) HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 64 MINUTES The minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 28th February, 1962 were confirmed. PAPERS THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, by Command of His Excellency the Governor, laid upon the table the following papers: — Subject GN No Sessional Papers, 1962: — No. 9—Annual Report by the Government Printer for the year 1959-60. No. 10—Annual Report by the Director of Public Works for the year 1960-61. No. 11—Annual Report by the Commissioner of Registration of Persons for the year 1960-61. Report of the Select Committee on the Draft Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for 1962-63. Certificate and Report of the Director General of the Overseas Audit Service on the accounts of Hong Kong for the year ended 31st March, 1961. Stamp Ordinance. Stamp (Bank Authorization) Order, 1962 ...................................... A 13 Registration of Persons Ordinance, 1960. Registration of Persons (Re-registration) (No. 5) Order, 1962 ...... A 17 Wild Birds and Wild Mammals Protection Ordinance, 1954. Wild Birds and Wild Mammals Protection Ordinance (Amendment of Sixth Schedule) Order, 1962 ....................... A 19 Medical Registration Ordinance, 1957. Medical Practitioners (Registration and Disciplinary Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations, 1962 ............................................ A 20 RESOLUTION REGARDING THE REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE ESTIMATES FOR 1962-63 THE COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the following resolution: — Resolved that the Report of the Select Committee, to which was referred the draft Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for 1962- 63, be adopted. THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY seconded. HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 65 MR KWOK CHAN: —Your Excellency; may I, first of all, with respect thank Your Excellency for the very lucid and enlightening address you gave about Hong Kong at the last meeting of the Legislative Council—an address to which I listened with great interest and concern, and which, I sincerely believe, has been read by the general public with great satisfaction. Last year the then Senior Unofficial member, Mr NGAN Shing-kwan, said in his budget address "There are also some certain important matters which the Unofficials would like to see made the subject of a separate debate in the near future. In particular, we have in mind the whole question of increases in the Government establishment, the investigation by efficiency experts of the five major departments, the management of resettlement and low cost housing estates, and the question of whether the present Government organization in connexion with all land matters could not be improved". It is to my understanding that at present Government is having efficiency experts looking into these matters, and until Government has presented its reports and an opportunity given to the Unofficial members to read them, I do not think it is appropriate to make these the subject of a separate debate. The task of the Honourable Director of Public Works continues to be somewhat like that of the young Chinese seamstress in the proverb, who busies herself with needle work throughout the year, mainly to furnish wedding dresses for other maidens. The Public Works Department is budgetted to account for $47 millions, the Public Works recurrent expenditure at $45 millions, and Public Works non-recurrent at $437 millions. No doubt the Public Works non- recurrent expenditure is the largest single item in our budget. But it is well- known that the Public Works Department has an all important function: it not only furnishes the infrastructure for our economy, it also helps to create conditions favourable for the development of our Colony. And therefore if we cut the budget of the Public Works Department without careful scrutiny of the facts and consideration, I am afraid the decrease might appreciably affect the attainment of our objectives, and perhaps retard the rate of growth of the Colony. The budget for the coming year has been considered by a committee which included the Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council and it will be noticed from the Committee's report that the revised estimates of revenue and expenditure are $1,062 millions and $1,226 millions respectively. Our Road network is continuing to expand and to improve, due to the good work of the Public Works Department. Not forgetting their great service to the Colony, I would, however, like to mention that many roads are found to be constantly dug up all the year round, sometimes to the inconvenience of the general public. I hope the Department will adopt measures which will make it possible to control the frequency of such digging up. HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 66 As for our abattoirs, we are grateful that Government is fully aware of the urgent need for new ones, and has definitely decided to replace the existing antiquated slaughter house. Although the cost is expected to be quite high, the provision of abattoirs is dictated by necessity. As a result of the rapid increase in population, the need for more secondary schools has far outstripped our existing facilities. Once a student finishes Primary school, he finds difficulty in finding accommodation in Secondary school. The growth of more and more industries naturally results in a greater need for skilled labour. Technical training without a secondary education is difficult, if not impossible. It is my hope that Government, through the Education Department, and with the cooperation of the Public Works Department, will gradually alleviate this situation. I realize that with the present rapid rate of population increase and the present level of Government revenue it is difficult for Government to provide funds for all the building and maintenance of enough new schools. Realizing this difficulty and having nothing but praise for what Government has achieved already, it is my hope that Government will through these two departments continue its policy of providing more secondary schools, and to direct its efforts to the gradual improvement of the situation. For much of this work we will have to rely on private enterprise. It is hoped that in the not too distant future, Hong Kong will have enough secondary schools for her needs. Then there is the problem of accommodating the graduates from Secondary schools in the University. The most direct answer to this is to increase the capacity of the existing university on the one hand, and on the other to create another university using Chinese as the medium of instruction. We are glad that both plans have Government's approval in principle, and the earmarking of a site for the new university has been indicated by Your Excellency. I think another equally beneficial solution to the problem of higher education is to have more technical colleges like the one we already have. The curriculum should be closely related to the requirements of local industries, thus producing the skilled labour which forms the backbone of our industrial sector of the economy. In your address Your Excellency showed great concern for the trade of Hong Kong and pointed out the increasing competition we face in our markets. Your Excellency also pointed out that we are encountering mounting difficulties, mainly in the export of our textile products and in more competitive trading in our best markets. We have to deal with countries who hope to impose on us restrictive measures much to our disadvantage, and I hope Government will do all it can to seek a workable solution in these matters. It is indeed most encouraging to find that Government has not lost sight of the question of increasing our water supply, and as a HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 67 result various schemes have been embarked upon at a price with which the conversion of salt water to fresh cannot yet compete. With the increase of our population the demand for water will no doubt increase considerably, and it is very wise of Government to embark upon additional schemes. The Public Works Department has undertaken its programme of works remarkably well. The City Hall is now completed, and was opened on the second of this month by Your Excellency, enabling Hong Kong to bring out the London Philharmonic Orchestra to perform to the delight of all those who attended. It will henceforth no doubt be the centre of Hong Kong's cultural activities. The Air Terminal Building will be completed soon and so will the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kowloon. Then there are the resettlement buildings and other equally important projects. With the rapid development of the Colony the building of Government structures becomes more and more urgent. The administration of the Hong Kong Fire Services Department and the whole of the Immigration Department and some other departments have had to be moved into rented premises. In the re-shuffling of Government departments which is inevitable in the future it appears to me that more Government structures are required and it would be a good thing if these can be provided by the Public Works Department instead of having to use rented premises.
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